A man by the name of “Aigboran” existed a long time ago. He tied the knot with a stunning woman whom he adored and revered as if she were a god. Everyone in the “Ojutaye” village was aware that Aigboran’s wife was the village’s most beautiful woman. Instead of being content with his luck, the…
In 1912, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in Bauchi, Nigeria, to Yakubu Dan Zala and Fatima Inna. Tafawa Balewa attended a Koranic school in Bauchi for his primary education before enrolling at Barewa College to earn his teaching credential. Tafawa Balewa was one of the fortunate students selected in 1944 to spend a year studying…
The first female Nigerian doctor, Agnes Yewande Savage, was born on February 21, 1906, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a Nigerian father named Richard Akinwande Savage and a Scottish mother named Maggie S. Bowie. Yewande Savage received a scholarship to study at George Watson’s Ladies College and was admitted to the Royal College of Music in…
Iroko Oluwere is the name of a powerful tree in the forest in the ancient village of Ajangbe in Yorubaland. People would go there to ask the tree’s spirit for various favors. The Iroko oluwere was benevolent, granting people their wishes in exchange for gifts. There were many sterile women in Ajangbe’s past. They frantically…
In the past, in an Igbo village, teens and young children were hounded at night by monsters. The villagers made numerous unsuccessful attempts to capture and kill these monstrous beings. Oramma, a beautiful girl, lived with her parents in the same village. She was exceptionally lovely that sovereigns from distant terrains contended to prevail upon…
A state is a political group of people who live in a geographical area and have a well-functioning government. The Northern, Western, and Eastern regions of Nigeria were created during the period 1960-1963. Between the years 1963 and 1967, there were four regions: the Northern, Western, Mid-Western, and Eastern. Between 1967 and 1976, General Yakubu…
The news first made the rounds in 1974. Chief Bolarinwa Abioro, Chairman of African Songs Limited and Balogun of Ipokia, had taken his star musician to court! Abioro was well-known to KSA’s followers. Abioro was well-known to Sunday Adeniyi. The son was Sunny. Abioro was the dad. Between father and son, what could have gone…
The historic war between Great Britain and the South African kingdom of Zulu, also known as the Anglo-Zulu War or the Zulu War, lasted six months in Southern Africa in 1879. The British were interested in Zululand in the second half of the 19th century for a number of reasons, including their plan to establish…
In 1962, during the political crisis in the Western Region of Nigeria, the Coker Commission of Inquiry was established. George Baptist Ayodola Coker was delegated by Moses Majekodunmi, the sole head of the Western District, to seat the commission of investigation into the undertakings of the Area’s six legal companies since October first 1964. In…
Because the words that make up the roots of many Yoruba names are no longer used, many of them have lost their meaning. For instance, if you inquire about the meaning of the young Master Olopade’s name, he will probably tell you that it means “policeman has come.” If you asked his father, Mr. Olopade,…
Over 350 ethnic groups make up Nigeria, and their beautiful traditions, diverse languages, and culture guide them in their daily lives. Language, unarguably, is one significant recognizable proof or unmistakable element of a clan or ethnic gathering. This is to the point where even minor pronunciation differences can clearly indicate one’s ethnicity. In Nigeria, every…
The way of life of a particular group of people who live in a specific location is what we mean when we talk about culture. True! In addition, the culture that includes customs and traditions is dynamic, active, and sacred, and it unquestionably contributes significantly to the maintenance of national unity and integration. There are…
The Igbo people of Nigeria, who live in the eastern and southeastern parts of the country, make celebrations an important part of their cultures and traditions. The Igbo people gather to celebrate the harvest of new yams at the end of August’s rainy season in the form of a festival called Iwa Iji, which literally…
According to oral Yoruba traditions and the history of Opa Oranmiyan, the family of Oranmiyan Omoluabi Odede, the Great Prince of Ife and King of the Yorubas, built the Oranmiyan Staff as a memorial monument at his death site. This was expected to occur around 1300. The Opa Oranmiyan, or “Staff of Oranmiyan,” is a…
The Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria practice egungun, or masquerading, frequently. They see it as a way to get back in touch with their ancestors. In the Yoruba city of Ibadan, Oloolu is a powerful egungun or eegun. Ibadan residents and residents know Oloolu very well. Women in particular tremble in fear when Oloolu is…
Proverbs are well-known sayings that contain pearls of wisdom. They are common phrases or sayings that give advice and effectively embody a commonplace truth based on experience or common sense. They are short, simple, and widely used. The witty phrases that the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria use on a daily basis have earned them…
Perhaps the most enigmatic head of state in Nigeria is General Sani Abacha. From 1993 until his death in 1998, he ruled. On September 20, 1943, General Abacha was born in Kano state, northern Nigeria. He is from Borno State’s Kanuri. After graduating from the Nigerian Military Training Center in Kaduna, he attended Mons Officer…
Abdulsalam, the son of Shehu Alimi, became the first Fulani ruler of Ilorin following the Fulani Jamma’s assassination of Are-Ona-Kakanfo Afonja and their subsequent takeover of the city. This demonstrated that the Yorubas had completely ceded control of Ilorin, a Yoruba town, to the Fulanis because Abdulsalam ruled under the title of Emir rather than…
In Nigeria, the burial ground of the biblical and mythical Queen of Sheba, which the Yoruba call Bilikisu Sungbo, is now a place of worship and tourism. Every year, millions of people from all over the world come to the Oke-Eri, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, grave-turned-shrine to unravel the mystery surrounding Bilikisu Sungbo. It was…
The Anglo-African came in second place among Nigeria’s twelve major newspapers, following Iwe Irohin. On June 6, 1863, printer and entrepreneur Robert Campbell established Anglo-African. The newspaper was the first of its kind in Lagos and was published in English. Robert Campbell was a businessman from Jamaica who had moved his family to Lagos. One…